Qi Gong is an ancient Chinese physical exercise practice that combines the theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) with an aligned posture, focused movement and deep breathing. Dating from around 2-5000 years ago, Qi Gong (the modern name for Dao Yin) is a movement and exercise practice that helps to support health and wellbeing. Learn effective techniques in the comfort of your own home that will help you towards a regular Qigong routine. Each lesson will be tailored to your needs, physical ability and learning style covering a variety of healthy movements.

The Inner Smile meditation is a guided Taoist meditation practice (passive Qigong) to help cleanse and purify the emotional, psychological and physical body. We use a simple smile as a connection to inner healing for health, happiness and longevity. By focusing our smiling energy into the internal body we can learn how to:

The Microcosmic Orbit meditation is a Taoist internal energy practice to cleanse and purify the internal body using the major meridian channels in the body. By opening energy points along these channels we can clear blockages and remove stagnation allowing free flow of Chi in a circuit around the body.
We learn to cultivate, refine and store Chi to aid our health, happiness and longevity. Regular practice will help you towards a greater feeling of grounding, connection and openness in the mind and body.]]>Sun, 03 May 2020 15:09:34 +0000https://earthbalance-taichi.com/product/microscosmic-orbit-online-tuition/Microscosmic Orbit Online Tuitionhttps://earthbalance-taichi.com/product/microscosmic-orbit-online-tuition/1 Hour Live Online Private Lesson

The Second Stage of Taoist Meditation Practice. The Microcosmic Orbit meditation is a Taoist internal energy practice to cleanse and purify the internal body using the major meridian channels in the body. By opening energy points along these channels we can clear blockages and remove stagnation allowing free flow of Chi in a circuit around the body. We learn to cultivate, refine and store Chi to aid our health, happiness and longevity.

Regular practice will help you towards a greater feeling of grounding, connection and openness in the mind and body. This lesson is for private online tuition where you will learn at your own pace and be guided throughout by meditation instructor Nicola. These lessons are open to everyone looking for Taoist spiritual development.

The first stage of Taoist meditation practice. The Inner Smile meditation is a guided Taoist meditation practice (passive Qigong) to help cleanse and purify the emotional, psychological and physical body. We use a simple heartfelt smile as a connection to inner healing for health, happiness and longevity. By focusing our smiling energy into the internal body we can learn how to:

Calm, level and balance the emotions

Regulate positive and negative emotions

Release tension and soften the internal body

Cleanse & purify the internal organs

Aid and cultivate inner Qi flow

This lesson is for private online tuition where you will learn at your own pace and be guided throughout by meditation instructor Nicola. These lessons are open to everyone looking for Taoist spiritual development.

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In ancient Eastern cultures breathing is seen as fundamental to life-long health. This has become lost in the modern world, leaning more on pharmaceutical companies to provide us with ‘better health’. Learning to breathe more effectively can have a profound effect on how all of the systems in our body function. Oxygen intake is vital to staying alive. In this meditation session you will learn to breathe correctly and be guided through a variety of breathing practices that aid relaxation, focus and grounding. This lesson is for private online tuition where you will learn at your own pace and be guided throughout by meditation instructor Nicola. These lessons are open to everyone looking to improve their health and wellbeing through effective breathing techniques.]]>Mon, 13 Apr 2020 14:46:28 +0000https://earthbalance-taichi.com/product/hibernating-bear-online-tuition/Hibernating Bear Online Tuitionhttps://earthbalance-taichi.com/product/hibernating-bear-online-tuition/1 Hour Live Online Private Lesson

“Hibernating Bear Tai Chi” comes from instructor Nicola's ethos to make authentic Tai Chi and Qigong online training available to all abilities. In this online lesson the content is tailored to the student, where Nicola passes on her unique insight into training the Classical Chinese arts when living with chronic and degenerative health, during injury recovery and/or living with a different baseline from the norm.

“Every movement I make in my practice has purpose, focus, principles and alignment. I meet each day no matter how challenging with hope and perseverance, as everyday holds potential. My aim as an instructor is to show people that there are other routes to improved health and wellbeing, rather than reliance on allopathic medicine and our crumbling health service. Healthy, frequent and accurate Tai Chi/Qigong movements are a key part of my life and I hope that I can inspire others with my passion and dedication." Nicola.

Chen style Tai Chi following the forms of Grand Master Chen Zhenglei. Suited to students who have some experience in Chen style and understand the basic body mechanics and foundation movements. As a distance learning student you will be the type of person who enjoys practicing outside of the lesson, videoing your progression and are happy working from a range of resources to prepare for the lesson ahead. If you enjoy a challenge and welcome being active and engaged in your training, this could be for you!